Clip



Aug. 16, 1932.

W. BORCHERT CLIP Filed lay 29, 1930 .f5 lowing from its use inc leaninggestablish- Patented Aug. 16, 1932 s UNITED'S'IffA'lEs- PATENroFFlcB WILLIAM BORCIIERT, Orinooxronn,` ILLINOIS, AssIGNoR To 'runl TAGIP COMPANY,

'OP ROCKPORD, ILLINOIs, A

CORPORATION YOF ILLINOIS Y CLIP Y "l Application filed Eayg,

YThis inventionrelates to clips and has forits object the provision fof` yan'improved clip especially adapted for clasping and holding garments on wire hangers. Because` of their economy, wire hangers are extensively used by. cleaning establishmentsl and in homes for hanging garments ofvarious descriptions. They are objectionable,however, for hanging dresses and gowns because of the tendency of suclrgarments to slip-off the hangers, particularly whenbeing handled; and it `is not infrequentfthatcostly gowns-are soiledror sometimes damaged by falling vfrom hangers while they varev being handled in cleaning establishments orwhenbeing delivered to the customer. When delivery is'madewith thel garment suspended on vthe wire-hangers as 'for example when thehanger is hung within the closed rbody of a motor vehicle, the vibration and jostling frequently causes the garment to slip to one side and fall fromthe hanger. Under these circumstances and sometimes soiledto the extent of damage to the material, with the result that it lbecomes necessary to either reclean the garment or sometimes replace` itor itsvalue.

. My invention aims tionsby the provision of an' improved Clip designed tobe quickly and easily passed over the shoulderypiece of a garment onl a wire hanger and pressed or pinched between the lingers to securely hold it and the garment from displacement. According to my invention .the` clip is so formed and constructed that kit will not mar, spot or discolor even the finest Ofsilks, velvets, chiffons and other fabrics. The clip maybe just as readily removed for removal of the garment and it maybe used again ilY desired.'

Y Another feature of my improved lclipis that it may be produced at an exceptionally low cost so kthat it is a negligible item of expense in comparison -withthe benefits folthe garment will be wrinkled toremedythese condiwill' serve in apractical andsatisfactory man;

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.ments and i other places Vand Vin preventing w inJury to garment-s when making deliveries.

Other objects vand attendant advantages will be apparent as the invention becomes bet-A ter understood by reference to thefollowing description,v when considered in connection withthe .accompanying drawing in which- Figure 1 is. a perspective view of a clip embodying Vmy invention; Y v `Fig.. 2 shows clips of this kind appliedI to a garment on a wire hanger; s v l' i Fig. 3 ris as view illustrating diagrammatically ai preferred method yof making the clip; Figs. 4, 5 and are cross-sections taken on the line'll-t, y5 --5, -rrespectively of Fig.3;and Y Y'.

, Fig; 7 hows the mannerin which the clips are cutfromastrip. i s

My invention contemplates, briefly stated, the provision of a clip 8'of general V-shape formed .of a metallic body and coated with a suitablesheath or covering ofsuch Vcharacteristics as not tobe harmful or injurious tothe ne materials found in kdresses and gowns. ,The body is preferably kof a soft ymetalsuch for example as zinc, lead,or dead# soft iron,'or l.some ,combination of a lowpriced metal havingthe lcheuacteristicstof ythe metalv kreferred to. The Vcovering may be ofpaper, or fabric, or "some composition which will not mar or spot theline materials of the garments 4referred to. I prefer to use a fabric covering because of the durability of such material andthe fact that it provides the desired protection against rust spots in the use oftheclips. The clip, s0 constructed ofv these materials,` may be. quickly and easily elapsed over vthe shoulder piece of a garment ,onf a wirelianger simply bypressingthe sides of the cliptogether with, the ngers. Clipsso applied to both shoulder pieces will retain the garment lfrom slipping from the inclined supporting wires of the hangerand ner thepurposes intended.

With the foregoing in mind my improved clip may be constructed in various Ways. Ink

the embodiment here shown for purposesof illustration a continuous strip is formed from which the individual clips are severed by a cutting operation. Each clip is then formed to the linished shape.v

As shown in Fig. 3 the body 9 is normally a flat metallic strip of the character above described. In the course of making the clip with automatic machinery this body strip is super-imposed on a covering strip 10 of paper or other material of greater -width so that its Sido portions .Protmdohoyond the bodyv strip asshovvn. "Ehe ,side ange ,porl tions ll of the body Astrip aswell as the'side portions 12 of the covering strip are folded upwardly as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4 and the protruding end portions S10/are then.

folded inwardly over the inner sides 'of the body portions as shown vin'Fig. 5. AThe portions ll thus covered are ntinWardly-and pressed against the main .bodyaortoo'looking a Het .multi-Ply Strip" as shown in VLFig. 46 andra 'confining-endlock ingfthe of the covering strip frompulling O utor being displaced. `IIrthismanner the metallici-body .entirely `covered and protected so that itfidoesnot come-,in contact -IW'itl'r-the garment v whenl the clipis applied. The strilp thus yforn' ied,fis then severed Aat unilfor y 'spaced p oirrts'as `for ,example as aan are ,7 cuttingxatl. The cutL tooo morbo r, rfiormod Continuously and progressively inthe manner --illustrated i'n Fiel .3- The individuel -ops will 'thon bo forrr'ied tothe'shape shown'in Fig. -1 ready ".gftiyvillbe seenfrom the *foregoingdescripsa that se provided a dit of the pinagarmfent and then pinched between the iinto'grip'the garment andihold it'on the '.eosorioolip offths typo boing partoolorly Wellosptos'fo'oowith Wifohaogors Tho Y narrovvnessrof the clips prevents vvrinkling lo fth'e materialat thepoints Where the same are' applied and the fact that Ythe metal -in the clip Vislgcompletely `covered Withfthe cloth of other l"sheatl, `1ii1`g 1eliminaltes thel danger `of 'rims in delicate materials.v VThe 'form-"of the clip With diverging'vingersis Vdesirable loemay be Vs hapedfto [round or bevel the ichis passed Yover-the bodiment it should be understood that my vinvention contemplates the I ,le materials .forjthe `body and the the clip as Well as changes in .of various covering of the detailed construction of the clip Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as specified in thesappended claims, in which I claim: f

A clip fformedof a-at-'zmetaflibody strip and Aa non-metallic .coveringg'strip of greater Widththan the body strip, the covering .strip having its side portions turned `inwardlyovr the-side portions of theboely strip,=and-.1the said sideportions of the Vbody strip :thus covered 'being Abent in-tvardly the body portion fof Vthe .lbody -str-ip ,lal nd the covered body strip being bent medially betweenvits end-s to provide divergi-ng fingers.

.2.' Av clip of the character described vcomprisingva body member 'of sof-t `metal instrip 'form,1a sheath'of A'material dhaving characteristics similar'gto paper -or `fabric', said sliea'thbeing-arrangedtocoveroneside'ofsthe body strip and -tobe tfolded over lthe ledges and against theopposite side lthereof, the covered side portions of the body strip being turned inwardly vand folded -do'wn to clamp and retain --the fedges of the sheath, 4iand the covered'body str-ip being ben-t -uponitselfto provide opposed fingers adapted ^to 4be claspedonto they shoulder `pieces of -agwmient hung on'a Wirehan er'foiretaining'lthe mentthereon. Y' 3. A -clip of the Acharacter :described comprising aiiat'metalfbody strip, anda sheathing thereforQthe latter having its side Aportions; turn inwardly over-fthe "longitudinal .edges o'fithe-'bodystri and the body strip being bent lengthwise so as to -brin'gtlie foldsheathing on the in- Yto providediverging ngers for gripping ja garment on a hanger when :thesa'id fingers are pressed together.

4t. 44hanger clip f ioruse in holding garments on Wire hangers, thesame comprising an elongated 'bo'dy'strip ofreadily conform'- ablemeta'l bentfat the middle into a v"Vshape, the metalv b eingof'suchthinness and vsoftness to conform itself atV the bent portion to Athe wlire of the hanger-'When the clip iis placed overagarment thereon and its diverging ends the clip thus yformed c `pressed together and being of sufficient length, when folded, to not only grip the hanger firmly at the bend but also grip the garment material between the pressed-together ends of the clip, the metal of the strip being furthermore substantially non-resilient so that the pressed-together ends will stay together and frictionally grip the garment v material therebetween, anda sheath substantially completely covering the strip for protection of the garment material from contact with the metal of said strip, said sheath being of readily conformable material to adapt tself to the shape to which the strip is pressed.

In Witness of the'foregong I aix my signature. e

`VVILLIAM BORCHERT. 

